CRC/C/15/Add.122 page 9 Domestic violence, ill-treatment and abuse 27. The Committee notes the enactment of the Child Care Act and the Prevention of Family Violence Act to provide greater protection for children. The Committee also notes the recent introduction of the National Crime Prevention Strategy which focuses on crimes against women and children as well as the Victim Empowerment Programme which promotes the empowerment of victims of abuse, especially women and children. However, the Committee remains gravely concerned about the high incidence of domestic violence, ill-treatment and abuse of children, including sexual abuse within the family. In light of article 19, the Committee recommends that the State party undertake studies on domestic violence, ill-treatment and abuse to understand the scope and nature of these practices. The Committee also recommends that the State party reinforce its efforts to formalize a comprehensive strategy to prevent and combat domestic violence, ill-treatment and abuse and further adopt adequate measures and policies to contribute to changing attitudes. The Committee also recommends that cases of domestic violence and ill-treatment and abuse of children, including sexual abuse within the family, be properly investigated within a child-friendly judicial procedure and sanctions applied to perpetrators, with due regard given to protecting the right to privacy of the child. Measures should also be taken to ensure the provision of support services to children in legal proceedings; the physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration of the victims of rape, abuse, neglect, ill-treatment, violence or exploitation, in accordance with article 39 of the Convention; and the prevention of criminalization and stigmatization of victims. The Committee recommends that the State party seek technical assistance from, inter alia, UNICEF. Corporal punishment 28. While the Committee is aware that corporal punishment is prohibited by law in schools, care institutions and the juvenile justice system, it remains concerned that corporal punishment is still permissible within families and that it is still regularly used in some schools and care institutions as well as generally within society. The Committee recommends that the State party take effective measures to prohibit by law corporal punishment in care institutions. The Committee further recommends that the State party reinforce measures to raise awareness on the negative effects of corporal punishment and change cultural attitudes to ensure that discipline is administered in a manner consistent with the child's dignity and in conformity with the Convention. It is also recommended that the State party take effective measures to prohibit by law the use of corporal punishment in the family and, in this context, examine the experience of other countries that have already enacted similar legislation. 6. Basic health and welfare Primary health care 29. The Committee notes the State party’s recent initiatives to improve the general situation of health and health services for children, including the introduction of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) initiative and the provision of free health care to children under the age of six years and to pregnant and lactating women. However, the